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Saturday, August 20, 2016

A call to slow down

This morning I read something that said the natural gait of a human walking clocks in at about 3 mph, and that the human thought process is in some way linked to this speed. Imagine what we're doing to ourselves as we race around: speed walking, running, driving, rushing.

What would happen if we all slowed down whether it be on foot or in a vehicle?

When we slow down we see things, like this, last weekend in Cades Cove. It took my breath away. It fed my soul. It is fueling my spirit a week later.

Cades Cove still has the spirit of "older days" when things just naturally took a slower pace. This is the long view from one side toward the other. I especially loved how the clouds that day were lying along the mountain ridge line. It was such a calming scene.